Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-13


uwiee-l've always been sorry | did
sitting up there. doubled over by apur-
line post, his head canted down on one
side. wearing the little old fragment
OF straw hat-lsa,wore it all that win
ter about the barn. | was sorry
because it helped out the shape
,of the apparition later. Well,
one night : the night he did
not come in supper was ready, and
one OF the smaller girls was sent to
call him. 1T was fifteen rods or so
away, and aust growing twilight.
She heard hiaa as she approached the
barn. raped son the outside the
usual signal--and as he did not answer
she opened the small door and peeped
in. What she saw she did not de-
scribe immediately 1t was darker
inside, and gruesome, with all the
! cattle nunching hay. and their eyes
cleaning in the vanishing light with
a dim lambert burning She was
frightened and ran back to the house,
told something, and one of the boys
went down, struck a sharp blow
or two on the door, and called
very decidedly He said he got an
answer, went back, and they
ate supper As he did not then
come, the older ones went out,
taking n lantern. As they approach
ed the door they heard his voice as
usual, made q rap on it and got IN
answer they said--waited u moment,
called and received no answer, no re-
ply. opened the door, went in, and
there he hanged, suspended from the
big beam, stone dead--had been dead
some time Soon after it came out
that the little girl saM something hang
ing from his neck.
Welt pause
NO matter about the shock. the
CHASTITY horror, funeral and all that,
said Dan. II had to tell so much,
said r. las an introduction. |
don't know who cared for the lower
barn stock the next morning. l took
the labor on myself the next evening,
as | knew Anscomb's ways and his
cattle about as we'll as he did. As |
said-the weather was about like this,
and that night Was JUST such another,
and Notwithstanding the horror. the
charm Of the days and the oncom'ng
night had in a way been with me
through it all, and was on me when !
went to the old barn in the soft tMl-
light. The moon was shining through
the openings OF the flecked clouds, as
now''--lOOkmG up-''and for q mo
nlent forgot the occasion of my gong
to the barn.-the cattle had gathered
patiently GROUND the stable door, and
as opened it, us | live, cameArscomb' 5
voice. calling each by name, u little
Al Ia, Il al hnI
fault At the first, The illusion was per-
feet. Anscomb was there, | know
know boys, he said quickly. II
thought i'll q moMent-but the call
went OF lust the same-seemed to
me, and | seemed to hear it. Well,
when the last one took his place, |
opened the door, on to the floor. OF
course the inside was darker. Well
"A pause.
The listeners-W Veil, what?
R.-Well, there Anscomb sat. on the
big beam. bumped over, his head on
one side, his old hat on as usual, peer
ing uncannily down at me.
All in a chorus-Did yen look Up ut
him.
R.-No, l would not look up ! de-
termined | would not ! belong to
set-pausing
Monro-Not easily upset
R.-Well, had 1 looked ! certainly
should have seen HIM, or seemed to-
| did not, would not, never have; all
the same, he was there--or the
impression that he was rs com
plete and perfect us if my eyes, the
touch OF my hands, had verified it--if